10 Questions
What is the procedure for the Morpheme Match-Up activity?
Matching words with their morphemes
In the word 'Unhappy,' what does the prefix 'un-' signify?
To negate something
What does the prefix 'dis-' indicate in the word 'Disappear'?
Negation or reversal
What does the 'Word Family Tree' activity aim to demonstrate?
The interconnectedness of words within a family
In 'Unbelievable,' what does the suffix '-able' mean?
Capable of
What is the purpose of the Word Builder Challenge activity?
To practice adding common prefixes and suffixes to base words
Which of the following is an example of a word derived from the base word 'play'?
Unplayful
What does the prefix 'Re-' mean in the word 'replay'?
Again
Which suffix can be added to the base word 'friend' to create the word 'friendliest'?
-est
In the sentence 'Sarah felt unhappy when her ice cream fell on the ground.', what does 'un-' modify?
Happy
Study Notes
Morpheme Match-Up Activity
- The activity involves matching words with their corresponding morphemes to understand the meaning of each morpheme and its contribution to the word's overall meaning.
- Students match words with their morphemes by drawing a line to connect the morpheme and the base word.
- Examples of words and their morphemes include "unhappy" (un- + happy), "disappear" (dis- + appear), and "unbelievable" (un- + believe + -able).
Morpheme Discussion
- The prefix "un-" means "not" and can indicate negation or reversal in words like "unhappy" and "unbelievable".
- The prefix "dis-" indicates negation or reversal in words like "disappear".
- The suffix "-able" means "capable of" and is used in words like "unbelievable".
Word Family Tree Activity
- The activity involves creating a word family tree by brainstorming and listing words derived from a base word by adding prefixes or suffixes.
- Examples of base words and their word families include "play" (play, plays, playful, player, playing, replay, etc.), "happy" (happy, happily, happiness, unhappiness, etc.), and "friend" (friend, friendship, friendly, unfriendly, etc.).
Word Builder Challenge Activity
- The activity involves adding common prefixes and suffixes to base words to create new words and using them in sentences.
- Examples of base words and their modified words include "play" and "replay", "happy" and "unhappy", and "friend" and "friendly".
- Students are encouraged to think critically about word structure and how prefixes and suffixes modify word meanings.
Test students' understanding of morphemes by providing a list of words and their corresponding morphemes. Students are tasked with matching each word with its correct morphemes to explore how each morpheme contributes to the word's overall meaning.
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